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Philip Wolf, the founder of Cultivating Spirits, speaking at a cannabis, food and wine event. Wolf found that different terpene strains in marijuana affect mood.

Summit County ganja-preneur wants to expand cannabis, food and wine tours beyond Colorado

April 3, 2017 at 10:22 a.m.

In the years since recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado, Philip Wolf, founder of Cultivating Spirits, has created a business that combines cannabis, food and wine tastings.

Mount of the Holy Cross in the Holy Cross Wilderness area of the Sawatch Range during a fly-over of the proposed Hidden Gems Wilderness Areas in Eagle and Summit County.

Stress of high elevation a possible factor is Summit County visitor heart attack deaths

March 19, 2017 at 1:04 p.m.

A total of 23 people died of heart complications in Summit County last year. Among those, 19 were people who lived at lower elevations and suffered heart attacks shortly after...

Lower Peak 8 area, lower right, at the Breckenridge Ski Resort on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.

Breckenridge ski pass frauds see spring break uptick

March 17, 2017 at 1:28 p.m.

Ski pass fraud cases in Breckenridge typically spike in the month of March, and this year has been no different: There have been at least 23 court summonses issued to...

A sedated moose in the Breckenridge Nordic center area. Police and officers from Colorado Parks and Wildlife tranquilizer and relocated three moose from there on Sunday after reports of the animals charging at skiers.

Menacing moose moved from Breckenridge after threatening skiers

March 15, 2017 at 8:58 a.m.

Wildlife officials have relocated three moose from Breckenridge Ski Resort after reports that the animals were threatening skiers.

The opening to the Kohler Mine that has been bulkheaded August 13, 2015 along the Red Mountain Pass. Although bulkheaded, the mine is still slowly leaking water that is making its way into the Animas River. The San Juan County and the city of Silverton have a rich mining history with hundreds of mines being in the county including the Gold King Mine which spilled wastewater into the Animas River. Many of these mines were left abandoned or not properly bulkheaded which opens the possibility of wastewater draining into the rivers and creeks below.

Summit County already worrying about proposed cuts to EPA “brownfields” budget

March 10, 2017 at 5:50 p.m.

Many unknowns remain about exactly how Scott Pruitt will reshape the Environmental Protection Agency, but some effects are already being felt in Summit County.

Copper Mountain Resort is officially getting an alpine mountain coaster

March 9, 2017 at 6:24 p.m.

North America's longest alpine mountain coaster has the go-ahead for launch.

More visitors than locals died last year in Summit County, coroner reports

March 7, 2017 at 9:43 a.m.

The Summit County coroner recorded a 82 deaths in 2016, according to the office's annual report. That's down slightly from 2015's record 87 deaths, but still a significant increase from...

Summit County has the highest rate of marijuana-related ER visits in Colorado

February 13, 2017 at 5:09 p.m.

鈥淵ou have people coming to Colorado and they鈥檙e at high altitude and they use marijuana and they鈥檙e not sure what to expect and they end up in the emergency room.鈥�

Lower Peak 8 area, lower right, at the Breckenridge Ski Resort Saturday, February 4th, 2012.

26-year-old skier dies at Breckenridge Ski Resort

February 13, 2017 at 9:15 a.m.

Breckenridge Ski Resort confirmed on Friday evening that a 26-year-old man from Mexico died on an advanced trail that day.

Chaffee County's Monarch Ski Area was built in 1939 with federal grants during the Great Depression. Last season the area logged a record 185,000 skier visits.

Summit County residents survive 52 hours lost in backcountry near Monarch Ski area

February 7, 2017 at 10:31 p.m.

Dillon resident Kelsey Malin was skiing at Monarch Ski Area for the first time on Jan. 25 when she and her friend made a fateful decision: Without ducking a rope...

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